Luke 13:25 (NLT)…Then you will stand outside knocking and pleading, “Lord, open the door for us!” But he will reply, “I do not know you.” 26 You will say, “But we ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.” 27 And he will reply, “I tell you, I don’t know you…”
If you are a fan of the National Football League (NFL), you might be impressed if I told you that I know Jerome Bettis of the Pittsburgh Steelers. You may be even more impressed to know that I once ate dinner next to Bettis. I have even had a meaningful conversation with him. I really like Jerome Bettis, his values that he seems to have. As the commercials say, “I am a BIG FAN!” If you were to run into him and ask, “Hey Jerome, do you know that girl Nicole in Pennsylvania, who writes The MAD Christian Blog?” he would have no idea whom you are talking about. The real question is “does he know me?” No, he does not know me, but I do know him well. But I am a fan, not a friend. Read the rest of this entry
